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June
28th.
2025
U19 Pan Am Cup Award Winners
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 28, 2025.- A young squad from USA won gold
and 14-year-old Kari Knotts stood out at MVP today in Kingston,
Ontario, as the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup concluded. USA also
picked up “best spiker” and “best setter” awards. Valeria
Gutierrez won two awards – libero and digger for her defensive
action with the Costa Rican team. Dominican Republic's Julie Arias
also won two individual awards.
Host Canada was awarded 2nd best blocker.
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June
28th.
2025
USA strikes U19 gold!
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 28, 2025.- USA swept Mexico to claim gold
at the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup at Queen’s University in
Kingston, Ontario, Canada. Despite the determination of the Mexican
side, the powerful young U.S. squad won the final 3-0 (25-21, 25-22,
25-21). Head coach of USA, Jamie Morrison, said: “It’s a young team
and we set the goal of getting better every single day that we are
here and I thought we did that. All 12 players contributed to us
getting into this match. I’m proud that it’s their first gold medal
in a USA uniform and the rest of the country should be proud of them
too.”
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June
28th.
2025
Canada wins U19 bronze at home
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 28, 2025.- Canada was able to manage the
young, talented Dominican Republic team to win in the tie-break
today at the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup at Queen’s University in
Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The home crowd cheered Canada on to the
3-2 (25-22, 25-18, 18-25, 19-25, 15-10) win and the bronze medal.
Canada led in attack points 58-50, blocking 10-4, while Dominican
had one more ace (11-10). Canada also made more errors 35-24. Sydney
Bell (16) and Sol Henson (14) led in points for Canada. Ambar
Hernández (16) and Julie Millaray Arias (13) were top scorers for
Team Dominican Republic.
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June
28th.
2025
Puerto Rico finishes sixth at U19 Pan Am Cup
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 28, 2025.- Puerto Rico beat Costa Rica to
finish sixth overall at the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup at Queen’s
University in Kingston, Ontario, Canada today. Puerto Rico won in
straight sets 3-0 (25-20, 31-29, 25-19). Eduardo Galarza, Head
Coach, Puerto Rico, said post-match: “I tried rotating my team in
preparation for the U19 World Championship, which is coming up. The
level of our team is a bit higher than Costa Rica, so I tried
different things to get a rhythm before the next tournament. But it
was a great win. A win is always good.” Puerto Rico’s strong offense
led to 55 attack points, compared with 33 by Costa Rica. Blocks were
7-4 in favor of Costa Rica and aces were even at four. Costa Rica
earned more points from errors 24-18.
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June
27th.
2025
Mexico wins semi in five set to advance
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 27, 2025.- Mexico outlasted Canada today to
win their semifinal at the Girls’ U19 Pan American Cup in Kingston,
Ontario, Canada. It was a thrilling, back-and-forth five sets 3-2
(19-25, 25-19, 24-26, 25-16, 15-10). Mexico led in attack points
55-52, and dominated from the service line 13-5. Canada had the
blocking advantage (14-13). Ignacio Ramirez, Head Coach, Mexico,
said; "It was a very tough match from the beginning. We were able to
take advantage of the opportunities that the Canadian team gave us.
We had a bad set that we practically had won, but the girls
recovered in the fourth and fifth sets to achieve this much-desired
victory." Mexico’s Naomi Cruz led her team in scoring with 23 points
(which included 3 blocks and two aces). Canada’s Emerson Matthews
led the home team with 19 points.
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June
27th.
2025
USA advances to U19 Girls' final
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 27, 2025.- Team USA won its semifinal today
at the Girls’ U19 Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The
final score was 3-0 (25-22, 25-14, 25-20) over the Dominican
Republic. USA’s powerful attack was a difference maker and scored 41
points, compared with the Dominican Republic’s 26 attack points. USA
also led in blocks (6-5) and ace (5-4). Errors were 23-21 favoring
the USA on the scoresheet. Despite Dominican Republic’s efforts
early on in the match, USA’s size and power eventually led to the
win.
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June
27th.
2025
Venezuela beats Costa Rica for fifth
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 27, 2025.- Venezuela put together a solid
performance at the Girls’ U19 Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario,
Canada, today.They beat Costa Rica in three sets (25-22, 25-19,
25-19) to finish fifth out of seven teams overall in the tournament.
Ihosvanny Chambers, head coach of Venezuela said he was happy with
today’s accomplishment: “We fully achieved our goal; we came with
the hope that the players would develop. Winning matches is an added
bonus. We know we have a future working with this group of girls who
are participating for the first time in an international event of
this high level. We are satisfied with the girls’ performance in
this competition."
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June
26th.
2025
Dominican Republic defeats Costa Rica
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 26, 2025.- Dominican Republic earned its
first win at the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario,
Canada today. They won decisively 3-0 (25-14, 25-8, 25-14) putting
consistent pressure, especially from the service line, against Costa
Rica today.
The Dominican team was dominant in the attack points 33-16, blocking
6-3 and service aces 17-4 and made fewer errors. Alexandre Ceccato,
Head Coach, Dominican Republic, was pleased with today’s effort: "We
played a good match against Costa Rica and we will try to play a
good semifinal tomorrow against the United States. The team improved
a bit today." Julie Millaray Arias led scoring with 15 points – six
of those aces. She was followed by teammate Harleny Linette De los
Santos who scored 13 attack points. Dominican Republic will face USA
in tomorrow’s semifinal, while Canada will face Mexico in the other
semi.
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June
26th.
2025
USA perseveres against Puerto Rico
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 26, 2025.- USA remains undefeated at the U19
Girls’ Pan American Cup in Kingston, Canada after a win over Puerto
Rico 3-1 (20-25, 25-20, 25-14, 27-25). Puerto Rico came out
determined to show their grit and won the first set. The young
United States squad regrouped to take the second and third sets. But
Puerto Rico was not giving up and almost forced the tie-break only
to lose in four. USA Head Coach Jamie Morrison: “I talked to the
team in the locker room and told them I hope we do get pushed at
some point because that matters. I’m happy with the way the team
responded in the face of adversity. (Before the semifinal) I will
tell them to be a team, work hard and play good volleyball.” Outside
hitters 14-year-old Kari Knotts along with team captain Ireland Real
led scoring with 19 points each for USA.
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June
26th.
2025
Mexico over Venezuela at U19 Pan Am Cup
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 26, 2025.- Mexico defeated Venezuela today
3-1 (17-25, 25-23, 25-13, 25-20) at the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup
in Kingston, Ontario, Canada at the Queen’s University Athletic and
Recreation Centre. Mexico recovered from a first-set loss to win
this important match and advance to the semifinals. Mexico’s team
captain Isabella Ocampo said in a post-match interview: “Even in the
tough times in this match, we were able to work as a team. We were
also being very smart with where we were putting the ball and
talking to each other about what’s open and how to help each other.
I think that’s why we got the win today. It will help our momentum
into the next match.” Mexico led in attack points (61-45) and
dominated from the service line – 10 aces compared with one from the
losing side. However, Venezuela led in blocking points 9-4 and
Mexico also made more errors (26-17).
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June
25th.
2025
Canada defeats Dominican Republic
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 25, 2025.- Canada now has a 2-0 record after
beating Dominican Republic at the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup in
Kingston, Ontario, Canada on Wednesday evening. Canada was
challenged early on but managed to control the Dominican offense at
crucial moments leading to a 3-0 win (25-22,25-23, 25-17). Canada
led in attack points (37-31), blocking points (8-6) and serves
(7-4). They also made fewer errors (21-23). Canada’s head coach,
Gina Schmidt: “We talked about some things after last night’s game,
and some of the things we talked about worked through (in practice)
this morning, showed up in this game. I’m pleased with how we
executed the game plan and adjusted to anything they brought during
the game. I felt it was a good team effort to stay focused
throughout the match.” Canadians Sofia Zabjek (12 points) and Maya
Bukovcan (11) led scoring for the host team.
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June
25th.
2025
USA earns second sweep at U19 Pan Am Cup
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 25, 2025.- USA earned its second consecutive
win at the U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup in Kingston, Canada, beating
Mexico 3-0 (25-21, 25-21, 25-23).bDespite many challenges from their
North American neighbors, USA kept the pressure on Mexico today.
USA dominated in attack points (52-38) and also led in block points
(5-3) and aces (6-4). USA, however, made more errors (20-12).bUnited
States captain Ireland Real led all scoring with 19 points (17
attack points, 1 block and 1 ace). Outside hitter Naomi Cruz Toledo
was top scorer for Mexico with 16 points.
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June
25th.
2025
Venezuela takes first win at U19 Pan Am Cup
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 25, 2025.- Venezuela took five sets to beat
Puerto Rico 3-2 (25-15, 25-20, 28-30, 22-25, 16-14) at the U19
Girls’ Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada to earn their
first win at the tournament.
In the 2-hour 20 min match, Puerto Rico had more successful attack
points – 64-61, but the winning side led in blocks (14-11) and aces
(8-6). Puerto Rico also made more errors (33-23).
Venezuela looked as if they would take the match in three sets, but
Puerto Rico showed a lot of fight to push the match into a tie-break
situation.Ihosvanny Chambers, head coach of Venezuela said
post-match: “It was a very intense match. We are very happy. We
would have been happy regardless of whether the result was in our
favor or not, because this is about the experience for all these
girls participating in an event at this level…
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June
24th.
2025
Canada beats Costa Rica at home
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 24, 2025.- Canada overcame some first-match
jitters to defeat Costa Rica in straight sets today at the U19
Girls’ Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada. The home team
won 3-0 (25-19, 28-26, 25-20). “It was a good win in front of our
home crowd,” said Canada’s head coach Gina Schmidt. “I think
something we’ll talk about for tomorrow is about how we can reduce
the amount of unforced errors on our side, but for a first game we
got a lot of players into the game, so that was important. We got to
try different people getting used to playing beside each other, so
this was a great first game to get those first-game jitters out of
the way and we are looking to keep building for the next game.”
Attack points favored Canada 52-22, and they had nine aces compared
with Costa Rica’s six. Costa Rica led in blocking points 7-4 and
scored more points from Canada’s errors 30-13. Canadian outside
hitter Sofia Zabjek led both teams in points with 16 including 14
off the attack. She was followed by Sydney Bell with 10, and Maya
Bukovcan with eight. Bukovcan also led the team in blocks with two.
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June
24th.
2025
USA earns first win over Venezuela at U19 tournament
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 24, 2025.- Venezuela’s best efforts
were not able to match USA’s size and power today at U19 Girls’ Pan
American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, ending with a 3-0 (25-9,
25-23, 25-21) score.USA dominated the first set, but Venezuela was
able to make it a closer game in the second and third sets, even
leading by up to four points at one point. But the young USA squad
battled back to win. “For all these players, it’s their first time
ever putting on a USA uniform and that causes emotions. I’m proud of
their ability to get over the emotion and play good volleyball,”
said USA head coach Jamie Morrison. “This is an amazing experience
for these girls. We talked about staying true to who it is they are
and who we want to be as competitors. You need to pressure test that
as much as you can and hats off to Venezuela for putting the
pressure on us.”
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June
24th.
2025
Mexico sweeps Puerto Rico to kick off U19 Pan Am Cup
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 24, 2025.- In the opening match of the U19
Girls’ Pan American Cup in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, Mexico swept
Puerto Rico 3-0 (25-20, 25-20, 25-18). Mexico’s team captain
Isabella Ocampo said she was proud of the way her team worked
together for the win: “I thought we came out swinging – we came out
hard and aggressive. I feel like our teamwork is really what helped
us get this win. Whenever we were stuck, we would help each other
back up, get the point back and go on a good run.” Mexico led in
attack points (40-35) and out blocked its opponent 10-2. Service
aces were equal at three each. Puerto Rico also made more errors
(22-18) to Mexico’s advantage on the score sheet.Naomi Cruz of
Mexico led all scoring with 19 points (17 attack points and two
blocks). Angélica Jazmin Torres Galvan and Brenda Sofia Esquivel
Valdez, also of the winning side, scored 10 points each.
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June
23th.
2025
Coaches Comment In Advance of U19
Girls’ Pan Am Cup
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 23, 2025.-
Seven teams are in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, for the U19 Girls’ Pan
American Cup, which runs from June 14 to 28 at Queen's Athletics &
Recreation Centre. Jamie
Morrison, Head Coach USA: "For
the players on this team, it's their first opportunity to put on a
jersey with the American flag on it and I think that's a very
special thing. We're looking forward to some great competition
against some of the best teams in our zone."
Ihosvanny Chambers, Head Coach, Venezuela:
"Despite Venezuelan teams having been away from these age group
categories competitions for many years, it is an honor to now
participate in NORCECA. Our expectations are first and foremost for
the girls to experience high-level competition for their
development, as we are bringing a team between the U19 and U17 so
they can gain experience and enhance their skills, which is the most
important thing.
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June
22th.
2025
Dominican Republic U19 Women’s National Team Travels to Canada for
NORCECA Pan American Cup
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican
Republic, June 22, 2025 – The Dominican Republic U19 Women’s
National Volleyball Team departed today for Kingston, Ontario,
Canada, to compete in the NORCECA U19 Women’s Pan American Cup, set
to take place from June 24 to 28 at Queen’s University’s Athletics &
Recreation Centre.
The Dominican team will
aim to represent the country with pride in this important
continental tournament, facing off against the U19 national teams of
Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, Suriname, the United States, and
Venezuela.
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June
18th.
2025
Top Young Talent Ready to Compete at U19 Girls’ Pan American Cup in
Kingston
KINGSTON, Ontario, June 18, 2025. – Volleyball excitement is
building in Kingston as the city prepares to host the NORCECA U19
Girls’ Pan American Cup from June 24 to 28 at Queen’s University’s
Athletics & Recreation Centre.
Seven national teams from the Americas will take the court in
pursuit of the Pan American crown, following Chile’s withdrawal due
to unforeseen travel issues.
Participating National Teams from NORCECA qualify for the 2026
NORCECA U19 Girls Continental Championship, which is part of the
qualification process to the 2027 U19 FIVB Girls World Championship.Team USA enters the tournament as the defending champion and one of
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